mango

[ˈmãŋgo]

/[ˈmãŋgo]/ noun

The verdict

“mango” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,149. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,149
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Saliente larga y estrecha de un utensilio que sirve para sujetarlo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mango · mango · Spanish

mango · rank #9,149 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,149
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH madero

Nearest frequency peer: madero (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “mango”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “mango” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mango vs mano
80% similar
mango vs mayo
60% similar
mango vs mato
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mango
PropertyValue
Headwordmango
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmãŋgo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,149
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mango”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.mangocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “madero” (#9,148), “marítimo” (#9,150), “Lugo” (#9,147). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mango” va en #9,149. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around mango (IPA [ˈmãŋgo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,149 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Saliente larga y estrecha de un utensilio que sirve para sujetarlo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for mango, with forms such as "amngo", "manggo", and "manngo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mano", "mayo", "mato", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is mango, spelled M-A-N-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Saliente larga y estrecha de un utensilio que sirve para sujetarlo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mango appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. E bien assi muestra eso mismo el mango del espada que onbre tiene en el puño. ca en quanto assi lo touiere en su poder es de alçalla o de baxarla o de ferir.
  2. Este, señores, era aquel barbero traidor que nos vendió en Alejandría de Egipto cuando se hallaron las seis espadas y nueve limas en la caja del bendito fraile dominico, en el fundago de venecianos, y el que me dejó hincada la lanceta hasta el mango en la postema que yo tenía debajo el sobaco y dijo iba por paños para curarme y se huyó porque le dejaban i…

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amngo
  • manggo
  • manngo
  • manog
  • mmango
  • mnago

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mango - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amngo2manggo1manngo1manog2mmango1mnago2
Edit distance from "mango"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mango"?
"mango" is spelled M-A-N-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmãŋgo].
What does "mango" mean?
As a noun, "mango" means: Saliente larga y estrecha de un utensilio que sirve para sujetarlo.
What words are commonly confused with "mango"?
"mango" is commonly confused with "mano", "mayo", "mato". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mango"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mango" is [ˈmãŋgo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mango" come from?
"mango" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mango", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list